Easy, savory crockpot pork roast

August 8, 2015
I have no idea why we eat pork roast so often. Ok, I do know. Because it's so easy to fix and also because today's pork, "the other white meat" is pretty lean. Hubby...
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Through the blinds

August 7, 2015
How about a little peek through the blinds today at some of the things that are making me laugh...or think. Come along! My favorite, in the latest issue of the New...
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Moving on by moving

August 6, 2015
Huxley's quote pretty much sums me up. The problem is that danger, freedom and sin aren't very practical.  You can't live like that and also, say, save for retirement....
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Washed not washed up

August 4, 2015
Look, I ain't gonna kid you. Marriage is hard. It just is. Two completely different people living together for years and years? Hard.  And the only saving grace are...
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Aging, artichokes and risk

August 3, 2015
Have you ever wanted to do something but been kind of, well, afraid to take the risk? Afraid to step outside your comfort zone? This is a photograph of my husband...
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How to keep cool

August 2, 2015
We've had a bit of a heat wave in northern California this summer, and if it's one thing I don't like, it's heat or humidity.  So here are a few tricks I use to keep...
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Nosing around town

August 1, 2015
I'm getting ready to go to nose class, where I learn to locate things by scent. Want to come? Today was the first day we worked outdoors. Miss Pam put a bunch of boxes...
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Worst blogging advice, ever

July 31, 2015
Anyone who blogs has read the zillions of posts chock-full of advice about how to increase readership on your blog.  I've read them, too, and have concluded that most...
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The gift of “aging in place”

July 30, 2015
The first time I visited Sicily and saw my 78-year-old great aunt zoom up stairs like these with ease--despite the altitude of about half a mile--I was amazed. No...
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Easy, tasty summer lunch

July 29, 2015
summer-lunch
We were having company for lunch and I wanted make something special that would tempt the taste buds of my friends. Two of them badly need to gain weight and I wanted...
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